Cheryl Maurer, of Ubly, was the night’s only speaker. She told the council she recently visited Markey Township Park near Houghton Lake.

“They have a dog park that’s fenced in, but it also has ramps and tunnels (dogs) can go through,” Maurer explained. “It’s always busy.”

She told council members the park comes equipped with a running track as well as other exercise equipment and soccer nets for children.

“It’s a really well-used thing and I was wondering if it would be considered for this area,” Maurer said.

“The dog park is on the list,” City Manager Dale VanDeVusse replied. “We’ve been considering that. We’ve also looked at additional playground equipment and other things along that nature.”

The grant application must be submitted by April 1.

Council then closed the public hearing and moved into its normal business.

During its normal session, council approved three road-resurfacing projects. They are:

• Soper Road from South Port Crescent to Patterson Street.

• Soper Road from Patterson Street to Heisterman Street.

• Thompson Drive.

“We came across a grant opportunity that could pay for a good portion of that,” VanDeVusse said of projects. “… We thought we could still do some paving this year and we picked out these three projects to get done this summer.”